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NEWS ABOUT: Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi stories: 93 news summaries

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Naples' Trash Tops Berlusconi's To-Do List

Incoming Italian PM says he'll be in garbage-strewn city three days a week

Apr 15, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi said today his first task as Italy's prime minister will be to clean up garbage-strewn Naples, the BBC reports. After a clear victory for his center-right coalition in this week's elections, the 71-year-old media tycoon promised to spend three days a week in the city and to "... More »

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Italy • garbage • Naples • Silvio Berlusconi • Northern League

Here Comes Another Helping of Berlusconi

Conservative mogul set to lead Italy again after rival concedes vote

Apr 14, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative media mogul Silvio Berlusconi looks set to reclaim the Italian premiership, the AP reports, after center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded defeat this evening. Berlusconi's coalition is expected to win control of both houses of Italy's legislature. More »

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Italy • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Walter Veltroni

 Weary Italians Go to the Polls 

Economic malaise awaits country's new PM

Apr 14, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Polls are open in Italy's parliamentary election, which Silvio Berlusconi appears likely to win. Whether the two-time prime minister or Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni triumphs, the next Italian leader has to kickstart a stagnated economy; growth this year is expected to be as low as 0.3% —or even... More »

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Italy • Silvio Berlusconi • Walter Veltroni • Italian elections

Berlusconi on Course for Comeback

Rich, charismatic ousted PM will win
new term, polls say

Apr 11, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is marching toward a third term as prime minister of Italy, according to polls ahead of parliamentary elections Sunday. The Croesus-rich media magnate has used his business credentials to convince Italians that he's got the solutions to unemployment, declining economic competitiveness and stagnant growth. More »

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Italy • Silvio Berlusconi • Italian elections

 Berlusconi Calls Rival 
 an Obama Copycat 

He ridicules the self-drawn comparisons

Mar 13, 08 10:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is calling his election opponent a Barack Obama copycat–and not in a good way. To keep his 7-point lead in the polls, Italy's former leader has distributed a package to his People of Freedom (PDL) candidates on how to bash Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni in the media.... More »

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Barack Obama • Italy • Rome • mayor • Silvio Berlusconi • Walter Veltroni • election • People of Freedom • PDL • La Repubblica

Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

Iron support for US still rankles

Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • Spain • Germany • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Italy • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Silvio Berlusconi • Treaty of Lisbon • President of the European Council • Benelux • Jean-Claude Juncker

Path Clear for Berlusconi in Italy

Election set for April 13-14; third term as PM likely for media titan

Feb 6, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Italians will elect a new parliament April 13-14, and if polls are correct, Der Spiegel reports that Silvio Berlusconi will return to office only 20 months after his last defeat. Immediately after today's announced poll date, PM Romano Prodi announced he won't stand, ceding leadership of the center-left to Rome... More »

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Italy • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Walter Veltroni • Italian elections

Italy Ready
for Snap Poll
After Talks Fail

Polls suggest Berlusconi will win
third term as PM

Feb 5, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy will turn to a snap election in April to form a new government after 4 days of negotiations led by the speaker of the Senate failed to form an interim coalition. Parliament will be dissolved, and polls suggest that Silvio Berlusconi will win a third term as prime minister,... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Franco Marini • Walter Veltroni • Italian elections

Italy Headed
for Caretaker Government

Elder statesman will form interim coalition before elections

Jan 31, 08 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's president has asked Senate speaker Franco Marini to form an interim government in a last-ditch effort to reform election laws ahead of a snap poll, reports the BBC. Marini was invited to head a temporary administration to change Italy's crippling voting system, which privileges small parties and has led... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • Franco Marini • interim government • caretaker government

Berlusconi Eyes 3rd Term as
Prime Minister

Italy's richest man
may be back in office
in months

Jan 25, 08 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's president will begin crisis talks tonight with top politicians after last night's resignation of PM Romano Prodi. While a technocrat will probably take the helm of the country for a few months, Silvio Berlusconi is waiting in the wings, and the richest man in Italy has his sights set... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • electoral reform

Italian PM Prodi Resigns

He loses confidence vote in the Senate

Jan 24, 08 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The fat lady has sung for Italian PM Romano Prodi. After losing a confidence vote in the Senate, Prodi resigned today, the BBC reports. President Giorgio Napolitano now has to make the decision of calling a snap election or appointing a caretaker government. Former PM Berlusconi's center-right coalition would be... More »

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Italy • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi

Prodi's Choice: Resign Today
or Lose Tonight

Italian PM may bail ahead of evening no-confidence vote

Jan 24, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's PM Romano Prodi may resign today rather than face defeat in a confidence vote scheduled for late this evening. After this week's defection of a small coalition party deprived Prodi of his one-seat Senate majority, his government looks set to fall. A handful of left-wing senators have also said... More »

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Italy • Romano Prodi • Clemente Mastella • Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi Makes One Last Push for Power

Ex-PM forms new party to prepare for electoral showdown

Nov 20, 07 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi, the richest man in Italy and the longest-serving postwar PM, is pushing for one more shot at the top by founding a new political party, reports the Independent. In a surprise move, Berlusconi is dissolving Forza Italia, the party he built from scratch, and trying to unite the... More »

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Italy • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi

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